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The seven ages of oil: Boom and bust, war and peace, growth

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The seven ages of oil: Boom and bust, war and peace, growth

Unread postby GoghGoner » Wed 04 Feb 2015, 18:02:12

Apt name of the current age.

The seven ages of oil: Boom and bust, war and peace, growth and decline

- 1859-1870: Illumination Births an Industry
- 1870-1911: Rockefeller Creates the Multinational Oil Standard
- 1911-1921: A Pax on Arabia
- 1921-1973: Texas Oil Boom in the Gusher Age
- 1973-1994: The Middle East Shrugs its Shackles
- 1994 -2008: Deregulation, Speculation, Manipulation, and Detonation
- 2008-2015: All Fracked Up
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Re: The seven ages of oil: Boom and bust, war and peace, gro

Unread postby DesuMaiden » Wed 04 Feb 2015, 18:12:13

GoghGoner wrote:Apt name of the current age.

The seven ages of oil: Boom and bust, war and peace, growth and decline

- 1859-1870: Illumination Births an Industry
- 1870-1911: Rockefeller Creates the Multinational Oil Standard
- 1911-1921: A Pax on Arabia
- 1921-1973: Texas Oil Boom in the Gusher Age
- 1973-1994: The Middle East Shrugs its Shackles
- 1994 -2008: Deregulation, Speculation, Manipulation, and Detonation
- 2008-2015: All Fracked Up

When does the oil age end? I would like to know.
History repeats itself. Just everytime with different characters and players.
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